This is for you Nicole!

Here are a few of us as little chitlens and then some sweet ones of our matching haricuts!!! You can click on them to make them bigger. Remember the one where we're in our mom's dresses doing the roger rabbit at the Christmas party? Soooooo funny :) Love you Nicoley!

This is Noah's 5 month picture, taken today. Oh, how I love digital photography; you can take hundreds of pics and get at least one that works :)

Grandma and Grandpa Bresg came over for a short visit today and Noah was quite accommodating :) . He wasn't shy at all! That makes his mommy happy!

Panic Button

Our friends Adam and Christina stopped by last night with a gift for Noah and I. Noah got an "Ugly Doll" (very funny if you haven't seen them), and I got this panic button! I'm sure this is going to come in handy :)

Cute Shoes

I had to show you these cute little crocs that I bought for Noah today. I know it's a little ridiculous because he's going to grow out of them in a blink of an eye, but I couldn't help it :)

I've been tagged! Here goes.....

5 things on my to do list
1. Pack for Hawaii
2. Start working out again (I'm a bit chubby right now and
that's why you haven't seen any pics of me on here lately)
3. Get some new recipes in the rotation
4. Transition Noah into his own room
5. Figure out what's flaring up his eczema

5 things people don't know about me
1. I love to organize
2. I'm a bit of a control freak and learning to
let go and be more flexible
3. I love sleep!
4. I prefer hanging out in smaller groups over
big ones as it's more conducive to authenticity
5. I've been skydiving!

5 things that aren't my favorite
1. People that drive below the speed limit
2. Cleaning the toilet
3. Being stuck in traffic when you have to pee
4. Condescending people
5. The sound of frozen stuff rubbing together

5 highlights of my life
1. When I committed my life to the Lord
2. When Luke proposed in Honduras on Valentines night
3. Marrying Luke and growing with him for the last 7 years
4. Going to Israel (both times)
5. Giving birth to Noah

Our Little Man

Here's our little man standing like a pro (with help from the couch of course)! He's a little muscle man, very strong! Am I bragging enough? It's hard to believe he is almost 5 months now! I'm reminding myself each day to cherish this time because soon he'll be quite independent of me.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Mom, I hope you have a wonderful birthday! Here is a picture that will make you smile. Know that you are loved today by your family and friends and that God loves you more than you can ever fathom! You are a great mom and a wonderful grammy :).
I love you!

Mary is Here!

Elijah & Toni had their baby girl this morning at 7:50 am! Her name is Mary Eleanor Myers and she was a whopping 8lbs 6oz! I don't know what her length is yet. Elijah said that Toni is doing well.... it sounds like they went in to the hospital at 1:30am.
Isn't she beautiful?!

2 Great Products

There are a couple of really great products I've found in the last month that I thought I'd share about.
The first one is Grapefruit Seed Extract. This stuff is awesome! Not only does it successfully eliminate thrush, but there are like 20 other things that you can do with it (i.e. all purpose cleaner, throat gargle, nail treatment ..... ). The brand is Nutribiotic and you can find it at any health food store.
The second product is Weleda Calendula Baby Cream. This stuff has worked wonders for Noah's eczema. It also works great for cuts or scratches (it healed Noah's scratches on his head within 2 days ..... I seriously clip his fingernails everyday!).

I am always stoked to find natural remedies (that work) instead of automatically taking medicine just because the doctor recommends it.

Funny Boy

This is Noah's new face he started
making and now he does it all day long!

It's a beautiful day!

Talk about a gorgeous day! It's 72 degrees down here in Southern Oregon and we are lovin' it. We went for a little stroll today and you know how it goes with your first baby, every moment is a photo op!

With spring in the air there is a sense of newness that comes with it and I am reminded of how we have become new creatures in Christ, how all the old things have passed away. Each day is new and fresh!!

Noah's First Road Trip

We just got back yesterday from a trip to Newport to see Luke's family. They hadn't seen Noah since he was four weeks old so it was about time we went up to see them. We had a great time and even got to take Noah to the beach for a quick photo op. His first road trip went well as he slept most the time. It was a good precursor to our trip next month to Hawaii :)